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Old 04-02-2011, 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by snoopyrc
Thats beautiful work Doug. Are you using factory hardware to secure the nose? Protoform usually send some gorgeous anodized hardware for wing mounting so I was wondering how this shell compared.
It's 2mm metric, I think. I didn't have any similar aluminum hardware in my screw cases, and couldn't find any 2-56 nuts. They are steel alloy screws with steel nuts, and feel heavy to me. I'll probably swap the nuts out at least for something in aluminum, and maybe the screws, too.



Originally Posted by leerjet1
My compliments to the painter!
Very nice!
Thanks!
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